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Opinion

Silvio Parnis

One of the hallmarks of a country’s respect for democracy is its commitment towards strength­ening civic participation in the decision-making processes. This includes measures about consultation with the public on proposed legislation, addressing...

Alan Deidun

Whenever the future of Gozo’s ODZ area is the focus of debate, two diametrically opposed and trenchant positions always emerge – the one of the conservationists, who wish to spare the sister island the ravages of wanton ODZ destruction witnessed...

Arthur Muscat

Our lamented Daphne Caruana Galizia did her best to warn us that the situation is desperate. The deterioration in the ethical standards of Maltese politics, and society in general, has reached dismal levels. The indifferent reaction of a majority...

Nigel Vella, government spokesman
Malta is today in a strong enough position to be able to focus on the future. It’s an opportunity we haven’t had for an entire generation.
Economic forecasts made by the European Commission show that, in 2019,...

Rodolfo Ragonesi

Empires rose and fell around the Fertile Crescent between the Mediterranean and the Persian Gulf, around the Nile, Tigris and Euphrates. Power then moved westward into the European mainland with the exploits of Alexander, Pompeii and Caesar. But...

Godfrey Baldacchino

Imagine having a tunnel at least 100 metres underneath the seabed in the Gozo Channel, which is already at an average depth of 30 metres. It would have such a steep incline both in and out that it would be a safety hazard if done over the strict...

Carmel Vella

Your editorial ‘Farmers Lobby Group’ of November 9 merits appreciation and due attention. You have exposed the salient problems facing the Maltese farming community and expressed your support for the new lobby group.
It is very encouraging that...

Frans Said

Recently, Archbishop Charles Scicluna confirmed in the most authoritative terms that in the year 1622, Pope Gregory XV had declared and announced that St Publius of Malta and Athens was a recognised saint, that is, St Publius was formally...

Eddy Privitera

The Auditor General’s report on the investigation carried out by the NAO on the Electrogas contract, had the reaction one expected. The Nationalist Opposition and Simon Busuttil, who had originally asked the AG to investigate the contract since he...

Malcolm Borg

As I sit in a tiny osteria in a charming village in Italy’s Emilia-Romagna and listen to the restaurant manager as he comes to our table with every course explaining the local roots, traditions and sources of what is on our plate, I find myself...

Ranier Fsadni

Strictly speaking, the future cannot be predicted. How things unfold depends on too many variables, on different choices that can go multiple ways. But forecasting can be based on tracking the most salient features of the present – the seeds of...

Steve Pace

A recent Facebook poll revealed that while 41 per cent are supporting the tunnel between Malta and Gozo as proposed, 59 per cent are in favour of sustainable and environmentally friendly alternatives.
The poll shows that the absolute majority of...

John Ebejer

Hello Jim. I will return home shortly after a three-week holiday in Malta. You ask me for advice for your planned visit to the Maltese islands. My last visit here was 20 years ago, back in 2010, and it’s sad to say that Malta has changed, and not...

Martin Scicluna

Yesterday, Jair Bolsonaro, a controversial former paratrooper who built his electoral campaign around pledges to crush crime, corruption and the supposed threat from communism, was inaugurated as the President of Brazil.
Bolsonaro’s inauguration...

Nicole Klaesener-Metzner

The top 10 New Year’s resolutions hardly ever change. Lose weight. Exercise more. Travel. Live life to the fullest. Read more. Write that novel you’ve been carrying within your heart for so long.
And yet, and yet. These resolutions quickly fall by...

Patrick Pullicino

Fourteen giant new sculptures by Damien Hirst, that show the development of a child in the womb from foetus to birth, have been unveiled in front of the new $8 billion Sidra Women and Children’s hospital in Qatar.
These bronze figures are...

Denis Tanti

Over the past months St Vincent de Paul, that serves as a hospital and a home for the elderly and disabled, has come under the spotlight as a result of suspicious multi-million deals that were reached for the provision of services to this...

Andrea Caruana

This is an emergency. As urgent as an infant playing with a loaded gun or an infant on the edge of a tall building. In such cases, everyone would act immediately, with parental instincts kicking in, removing the child from harm.
Now, give the...

Pieces tackling the exploits of the political class were among the most-read opinion pieces in Times of Malta in 2018.
These are the top 10:
1. Rent a home for 12 hours a day - Kristina Chetcuti
The hidden homeless are on the increase and it’s...

Ċensu Galea

The past 12 months have resulted in a very long and winding journey. I have spent a lot of time in hospital wards. The hours I spent there over the past year are more than the aggregate of the time I had been in hospital over the previous 61...